"We are not the first to come here with government divided and uncertainty in the air. Like many before us, we can work through our differences, and achieve big things for the American people. Our citizens don’t much care which side of the aisle we sit on – as long as we are willing to cross that aisle when there is work to be done. /applause/ Our job is to make life better for our fellow Americans, and help them to build a future of hope and opportunity – and this is the business before us tonight."
"A future of hope and opportunity begins with a growing economy – and that is what we have. We are now in the 41st month of uninterrupted job growth – in a recovery that has created 7.2 million new jobs ... so far. Unemployment is low, inflation is low, wages are rising. This economy is on the move – and our job is to keep it that way, not with more government but with more enterprise."